23/05/2017
Coming Soon, Mohamed Nasheed International Airport (Kudarikilu)
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IATA: MLV ICAO: VRVM
Maldives newest international gateway and intercontinental crossroads, located in the Northern Baa Atoll. It has an elevation of 2m (6ft) above sea level. The airport will feature 2 parallel runways 3600m and 4000m in length (both heading 06/24). MLV will also feature a 2700m runway heading 16/24.
The airport will have facilities available for large commercial airliners all the way down to small private jets and light general aviation aircraft.
MLV will be linked into the brand new monorail system connecting passengers to the new city - Kudarikilu which will rise from the ocean along with the airport. Bus services and ferries will operate directly from the terminal connecting to nearby local and resort islands.
The airport's design will feature 2 main concourses and a smaller terminal for private passengers (like the new terminal at LAX for VIPs), the passenger concourses will be built around a central terminal in the heart of the new city and will host check-ins, security, immigration and baggage facilities along with an airside shopping and eating precinct, airline lounges and indoor green spaces. MLV will have between 40 and 60 gates which will be used for both international and domestic flights, In addition 20 stands will be available down in the south-east corner of the airfield.
MLV will be equiped with the brand new ILS CATIIIc on all runways and across the airfield. CATIIIc is able to land a plane in zero visibility, but also slow the plane down to exit the runway and taxi to its gate. MLV will be the first airport in operation to put this technology into practise.
Off the north of the airport a brand-new seaplane facility will be built to cater for passengers flying elsewhere in the Maldives.
The privately owned Maldives International Airline (MIA) has expressed interest in relocating it's operations, maintenance facilities and offices from the current major international airport (Ibrahim Nasir Intl. Airport, VRMM, MLE) and from the capital of Male. Several other carriers have also expressed interest in relocating.
The new airport precinct will be built using land reclamation to develop a 128km² (32,000 acres) site building a modern metropolis along with a state of the start entertainment and sports hub boasting a 50,000 seat stadium, 20,000 seat arena, 6,000 seat theatre and 30,000 square metres of exhibition space.
The city (Kudarikilu) will also be home to a state-of-the-art marina and yacht club, cruise ship terminal, medium density residential, waterfront apartments and office towers. A monorail system connecting the city to key places of work, business and the airport. Other facilities included will be tourist precincts, retail hubs, sea-sports area, a 'Heritage Island' (featuring artefacts and a history on the traditional islands in the atoll), a city square, business precincts, urban square, high-end villas, Silicon harbour (An IT precinct welcoming international think hubs and companies to establish a presence in the India/Arabia region), Harbour and Waterfront boardwalk, Pedestrianised Commercial Spine, A mosque in the heart of the island welcoming the religious from across the region, a Mixed-Use Precinct, Community Waterfront, Marina Apartments and a second Presidential Palace.
The project is jointly funded by Chinese and Saudi Arabian Investors in co-operation with the Maldivian government.
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